Militarizing culture : essays on the warfare state

Militarizing culture : essays on the warfare state / Roberto J. González.

Militarizing Culture is a rousing critique of the increasing infiltration of military culture into American society by leading cultural commentator. Despite its pervasiveness, González insists that warfare is not an inevitable part of human nature, and charts a path toward the decommissioning of cu...

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Main Author: González, Roberto J. (Roberto Jesús), 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
2000-2099
War and society > United States.
Popular culture > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Social aspects > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Social aspects > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace.
Civilization
Popular culture
Social aspects
War and society
United States > Civilization > 21st century.
Iraq
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Militarizing Culture; Part I: Basic Training; Chapter 1. Spy Camp for Kids; Chapter 2. Shattered Taboo; Part II: Enlisting Culture; Chapter 3. Towards Mercenary Anthropology?; Chapter 4. The Arab Mind and Abu Ghraib; Chapter 5. Human Terrain; Part III: Controlling Behavior; Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in the Colonies; Chapter 7. Going "Tribal"; Afterword: Decommissioning Culture; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author.

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